Sunset and sunrise times in Yinchuan, China
In Yinchuan, China the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 19:34 and rises at 06:18. Daylight lasts 13h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 18:58 to 19:51.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 05:51
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Solar noon
- 12:56
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Last light
- 20:01
- Day length
- 13h 15m
17h 13m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:58 – 19:51
- Blue hour
- 19:51 – 20:01
- Max sun altitude
- 61.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:37 / 04:00
The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 19:32 Golden hour 18:57 – 19:49 Day length 13h 13m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Yinchuan is
- Coordinates
- 38.4681° N, 106.2731° E
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Current offset
- UTC+08:00
- Elevation
- 1,117 m
- Population
- 1,487,579
Sunrise and sunset in Yinchuan, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 05:26 | 05:56 | 13:01 | 20:05 | 20:34 | 14h 9m | −1:50 | 19:28–20:23 | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 05:27 | 05:57 | 13:01 | 20:04 | 20:33 | 14h 7m | −1:52 | 19:27–20:22 | 🌖 88% |
| Mon 3 | 05:28 | 05:58 | 13:01 | 20:03 | 20:32 | 14h 5m | −1:54 | 19:26–20:21 | 🌖 80% |
| Tue 4 | 05:29 | 05:59 | 13:01 | 20:02 | 20:31 | 14h 3m | −1:55 | 19:25–20:20 | 🌖 71% |
| Wed 5 | 05:30 | 05:59 | 13:00 | 20:01 | 20:30 | 14h 1m | −1:57 | 19:24–20:19 | 🌖 60% |
| Thu 6 | 05:31 | 06:00 | 13:00 | 20:00 | 20:29 | 13h 59m | −1:58 | 19:23–20:17 | 🌗 48% |
| Fri 7 | 05:32 | 06:01 | 13:00 | 19:59 | 20:28 | 13h 57m | −2:00 | 19:22–20:16 | 🌘 37% |
| Sat 8 | 05:33 | 06:02 | 13:00 | 19:58 | 20:26 | 13h 55m | −2:01 | 19:21–20:15 | 🌘 26% |
| Sun 9 | 05:34 | 06:03 | 13:00 | 19:56 | 20:25 | 13h 53m | −2:03 | 19:20–20:14 | 🌘 16% |
| Mon 10 | 05:35 | 06:04 | 13:00 | 19:55 | 20:24 | 13h 51m | −2:04 | 19:19–20:13 | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 05:36 | 06:05 | 13:00 | 19:54 | 20:23 | 13h 49m | −2:05 | 19:17–20:11 | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 05:37 | 06:06 | 13:00 | 19:53 | 20:21 | 13h 47m | −2:06 | 19:16–20:10 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:38 | 06:07 | 12:59 | 19:52 | 20:20 | 13h 44m | −2:08 | 19:15–20:09 | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 05:39 | 06:07 | 12:59 | 19:50 | 20:19 | 13h 42m | −2:09 | 19:14–20:08 | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 05:40 | 06:08 | 12:59 | 19:49 | 20:17 | 13h 40m | −2:10 | 19:13–20:06 | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 05:41 | 06:09 | 12:59 | 19:48 | 20:16 | 13h 38m | −2:11 | 19:12–20:05 | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 05:42 | 06:10 | 12:59 | 19:46 | 20:14 | 13h 36m | −2:12 | 19:10–20:04 | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 05:43 | 06:11 | 12:58 | 19:45 | 20:13 | 13h 34m | −2:13 | 19:09–20:02 | 🌒 31% |
| Wed 19 | 05:44 | 06:12 | 12:58 | 19:44 | 20:12 | 13h 31m | −2:14 | 19:08–20:01 | 🌒 41% |
| Thu 20 | 05:45 | 06:13 | 12:58 | 19:42 | 20:10 | 13h 29m | −2:15 | 19:06–19:59 | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 05:46 | 06:14 | 12:58 | 19:41 | 20:09 | 13h 27m | −2:15 | 19:05–19:58 | 🌔 60% |
| Sat 22 | 05:47 | 06:15 | 12:57 | 19:40 | 20:07 | 13h 25m | −2:16 | 19:04–19:57 | 🌔 69% |
| Sun 23 | 05:48 | 06:15 | 12:57 | 19:38 | 20:06 | 13h 22m | −2:17 | 19:02–19:55 | 🌔 77% |
| Mon 24 | 05:49 | 06:16 | 12:57 | 19:37 | 20:04 | 13h 20m | −2:18 | 19:01–19:54 | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 05:50 | 06:17 | 12:57 | 19:35 | 20:03 | 13h 18m | −2:18 | 19:00–19:52 | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 05:51 | 06:18 | 12:56 | 19:34 | 20:01 | 13h 15m | −2:19 | 18:58–19:51 | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 05:51 | 06:19 | 12:56 | 19:32 | 20:00 | 13h 13m | −2:20 | 18:57–19:49 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:52 | 06:20 | 12:56 | 19:31 | 19:58 | 13h 11m | −2:20 | 18:56–19:48 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:53 | 06:21 | 12:55 | 19:30 | 19:57 | 13h 8m | −2:21 | 18:54–19:46 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:54 | 06:22 | 12:55 | 19:28 | 19:55 | 13h 6m | −2:22 | 18:53–19:45 | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 05:55 | 06:22 | 12:55 | 19:27 | 19:54 | 13h 4m | −2:22 | 18:51–19:43 | 🌖 91% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:11 | 04:50 | 05:56 | 20:05 | 21:10 | 21:50 | 9h 51m | 69.5° | 294° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 04:12 | 04:51 | 05:57 | 20:04 | 21:09 | 21:48 | 9h 53m | 69.3° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 04:14 | 04:53 | 05:58 | 20:03 | 21:08 | 21:47 | 9h 55m | 69.0° | 293° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 04:15 | 04:54 | 05:59 | 20:02 | 21:07 | 21:45 | 9h 57m | 68.8° | 293° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 04:16 | 04:55 | 05:59 | 20:01 | 21:05 | 21:44 | 9h 59m | 68.5° | 292° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 04:18 | 04:56 | 06:00 | 20:00 | 21:04 | 21:42 | 10h 1m | 68.2° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 04:19 | 04:57 | 06:01 | 19:59 | 21:03 | 21:41 | 10h 3m | 67.9° | 292° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 04:20 | 04:58 | 06:02 | 19:58 | 21:01 | 21:39 | 10h 5m | 67.7° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 04:22 | 04:59 | 06:03 | 19:56 | 21:00 | 21:37 | 10h 7m | 67.4° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 04:23 | 05:00 | 06:04 | 19:55 | 20:59 | 21:36 | 10h 9m | 67.1° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 04:24 | 05:01 | 06:05 | 19:54 | 20:57 | 21:34 | 10h 11m | 66.8° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 04:25 | 05:02 | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:56 | 21:33 | 10h 13m | 66.5° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 04:27 | 05:04 | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:54 | 21:31 | 10h 15m | 66.2° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 04:28 | 05:05 | 06:07 | 19:50 | 20:53 | 21:29 | 10h 18m | 65.9° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 04:29 | 05:06 | 06:08 | 19:49 | 20:51 | 21:28 | 10h 20m | 65.6° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 04:31 | 05:07 | 06:09 | 19:48 | 20:50 | 21:26 | 10h 22m | 65.3° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 04:32 | 05:08 | 06:10 | 19:46 | 20:48 | 21:24 | 10h 24m | 64.9° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 04:33 | 05:09 | 06:11 | 19:45 | 20:47 | 21:22 | 10h 26m | 64.6° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 04:34 | 05:10 | 06:12 | 19:44 | 20:45 | 21:21 | 10h 29m | 64.3° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:36 | 05:11 | 06:13 | 19:42 | 20:44 | 21:19 | 10h 31m | 64.0° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:37 | 05:12 | 06:14 | 19:41 | 20:42 | 21:17 | 10h 33m | 63.6° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:38 | 05:13 | 06:15 | 19:40 | 20:41 | 21:16 | 10h 35m | 63.3° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:39 | 05:14 | 06:15 | 19:38 | 20:39 | 21:14 | 10h 38m | 63.0° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:41 | 05:15 | 06:16 | 19:37 | 20:37 | 21:12 | 10h 40m | 62.6° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:42 | 05:17 | 06:17 | 19:35 | 20:36 | 21:10 | 10h 42m | 62.3° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 04:43 | 05:18 | 06:18 | 19:34 | 20:34 | 21:09 | 10h 45m | 61.9° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 04:44 | 05:19 | 06:19 | 19:32 | 20:33 | 21:07 | 10h 47m | 61.6° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 04:46 | 05:20 | 06:20 | 19:31 | 20:31 | 21:05 | 10h 49m | 61.2° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 04:47 | 05:21 | 06:21 | 19:30 | 20:29 | 21:03 | 10h 52m | 60.9° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 04:48 | 05:22 | 06:22 | 19:28 | 20:28 | 21:01 | 10h 54m | 60.5° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 04:49 | 05:23 | 06:22 | 19:27 | 20:26 | 21:00 | 10h 56m | 60.2° | 282° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:56 | 06:23 | 12:55 | 19:25 | 19:52 | 13h 1m | −2:23 | 18:50–19:42 | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 05:57 | 06:24 | 12:54 | 19:24 | 19:51 | 12h 59m | −2:23 | 18:48–19:40 | 🌖 74% |
| Thu 3 | 05:58 | 06:25 | 12:54 | 19:22 | 19:49 | 12h 56m | −2:24 | 18:47–19:39 | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 05:59 | 06:26 | 12:54 | 19:21 | 19:47 | 12h 54m | −2:24 | 18:45–19:37 | 🌗 52% |
| Sat 5 | 06:00 | 06:27 | 12:53 | 19:19 | 19:46 | 12h 52m | −2:24 | 18:44–19:35 | 🌘 40% |
| Sun 6 | 06:01 | 06:28 | 12:53 | 19:17 | 19:44 | 12h 49m | −2:25 | 18:42–19:34 | 🌘 29% |
| Mon 7 | 06:02 | 06:29 | 12:53 | 19:16 | 19:43 | 12h 47m | −2:25 | 18:41–19:32 | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 06:03 | 06:29 | 12:52 | 19:14 | 19:41 | 12h 44m | −2:26 | 18:39–19:31 | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 06:04 | 06:30 | 12:52 | 19:13 | 19:40 | 12h 42m | −2:26 | 18:38–19:29 | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 06:04 | 06:31 | 12:52 | 19:11 | 19:38 | 12h 40m | −2:26 | 18:36–19:28 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 06:05 | 06:32 | 12:51 | 19:10 | 19:36 | 12h 37m | −2:26 | 18:35–19:26 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:06 | 06:33 | 12:51 | 19:08 | 19:35 | 12h 35m | −2:27 | 18:33–19:24 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:07 | 06:34 | 12:50 | 19:06 | 19:33 | 12h 32m | −2:27 | 18:32–19:23 | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 06:08 | 06:35 | 12:50 | 19:05 | 19:31 | 12h 30m | −2:27 | 18:30–19:21 | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 06:09 | 06:36 | 12:50 | 19:03 | 19:30 | 12h 27m | −2:27 | 18:28–19:20 | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 06:10 | 06:36 | 12:49 | 19:02 | 19:28 | 12h 25m | −2:28 | 18:27–19:18 | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 06:11 | 06:37 | 12:49 | 19:00 | 19:27 | 12h 22m | −2:28 | 18:25–19:16 | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 06:12 | 06:38 | 12:49 | 18:59 | 19:25 | 12h 20m | −2:28 | 18:24–19:15 | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 06:13 | 06:39 | 12:48 | 18:57 | 19:23 | 12h 17m | −2:28 | 18:22–19:13 | 🌓 53% |
| Sun 20 | 06:13 | 06:40 | 12:48 | 18:55 | 19:22 | 12h 15m | −2:28 | 18:20–19:12 | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 06:14 | 06:41 | 12:48 | 18:54 | 19:20 | 12h 12m | −2:28 | 18:19–19:10 | 🌔 71% |
| Tue 22 | 06:15 | 06:42 | 12:47 | 18:52 | 19:19 | 12h 10m | −2:28 | 18:17–19:08 | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 06:16 | 06:43 | 12:47 | 18:51 | 19:17 | 12h 8m | −2:28 | 18:16–19:07 | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 06:17 | 06:43 | 12:47 | 18:49 | 19:15 | 12h 5m | −2:28 | 18:14–19:05 | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 06:18 | 06:44 | 12:46 | 18:47 | 19:14 | 12h 3m | −2:28 | 18:12–19:04 | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 06:19 | 06:45 | 12:46 | 18:46 | 19:12 | 12h 0m | −2:28 | 18:11–19:02 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:20 | 06:46 | 12:46 | 18:44 | 19:11 | 11h 58m | −2:28 | 18:09–19:00 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:21 | 06:47 | 12:45 | 18:43 | 19:09 | 11h 55m | −2:28 | 18:08–18:59 | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 06:22 | 06:48 | 12:45 | 18:41 | 19:08 | 11h 53m | −2:28 | 18:06–18:57 | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 06:22 | 06:49 | 12:45 | 18:40 | 19:06 | 11h 50m | −2:28 | 18:04–18:56 | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Yinchuan
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 51m of daylight.
The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 28m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 22m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:33 on 7 December; the latest is 20:22 on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 05:30 on 14 June to 08:12 on 5 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Yinchuan different
Clock noon and solar noon are 57 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:56 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 38.5°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.
The shallow approach angle at 38.5° stretches this evening's golden hour to 52 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.
Between solstices the sunset walks 61° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 38 minutes earlier, averaging about 77 seconds a day.
Standing 1,117 m up buys you 6.1 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 1.16° here.
Planning a sunset photo in Yinchuan
Arrive by 18:43. Golden hour opens at 18:58 and the sun is down by 19:34, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:51 and runs to 20:01, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Yinchuan today?
The sun sets in Yinchuan at 19:34 today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Yinchuan?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 20:01 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Yinchuan?
Evening golden hour runs 18:58 to 19:51 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Yinchuan covers the morning window and the coming week.